Robinson Crusoe.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
Other Authors: Valentine, L. (Laura), 1814-1899 (Contributor)
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin, [between 1868 and 1878]
Series:Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (6 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color illustrations.
Variant Title:
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Format: Electronic eBook
Description
Note:Cover title.
Caption title: Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Part I of Robinson Crusoe retold in verse. The verses are the same as those in 'Aunt Louisa's oft told tales, ' attributed to L. Valentine.
Date estimated from several sources. The coin date given below. The publisher's form of name, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, was used from 1858-1878. Cassell's penny library, advertised on the back cover, lists two titles, the second of which, 'Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress' can be dated to 1868.
At head of title: One shilling <in form of coin with date> 1868.
Publisher's advertisement, "Cassell's illustrated children's books" on back cover. Crusoe is listed as 2. in the series, Cassell's shilling toy-books.
Original decorated stiff wrappers.
Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.